General Information
Name: Li Xun
Title: Associate Professor
Work Email: xli@issas.ac.cn
Work Phone: 025-86881578
Research Fields
(1)Rhizosphere processes in greenhouse soil
(2)Carbon and nitrogen circulations in greenhouse cultivation
(3)Vegetable growth and nutrient demand in environmental controlled agriculture
(4)Slow-release nitrogen fertilizer and its environmental impact
Education Background
(1)2005 – 2010, Ph.D., School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
(2)2001 – 2005, Bachelor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Professional Experience
(1)2017 ― Present, Associate Professor, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
(2)2010 ― 2017, Assistant Professor, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
Social Positions
(1)2020 – Present, Member, Working Committee of Soil Quality Standardization in Soil Science Society of China
(2)2020 – Present, Editorial Board, Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524)
(3)2020 – Present, Member, Scientific Committee of South-East European Symposium on vegetables and potato
(4)2018 – Present, Member, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
Projects
(1)The effects of root temperature and CO2 concentration on the rhizosphere process and nitrogen use efficiency of greenhouse cucumber and the underlying mechanisms, 2019.01-2022.12, National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI)
(2)The effects of greenhouse environment on the remediation of secondary salinization soil and its mechanisms, 2016.01-2020.12, The Frontier Project of Knowledge Innovation Program of Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (PI)
(3)Root exudates responses to the different temperature between the canopy and root of vegetables, 2012.01-2015.12,The Outstanding Youth Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture (PI)
(4)Root exudates responses to CO2 fertilization and their rhizosphere effects, 2012.01-2014.12, National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI)
Patents
(1)Li Xun, Duan Zengqiang. Method for optimizing particle size of slow-release nitrogen fertilizer oxamide particles for single basal fertilization: 202110551541.3, 2021-05-20
(2)Li Xun, Duan Zengqiang. Method for evenly and simultaneously adding isotopic marker solution into soil: 201811189686.8, 2018-10-12
(3)Li Xun, Duan Zengqiang. Method for soilless cultivation of pepper with high vitamin C content and low nitrate content: 201810571927.9, 2018-05-31
(4)Li Xun, Duan Zengqiang. A multi-channel device for plant root exudates collection and its collection method: 201210138244.7, 2012-05-07
Publications
(1)Li Xun, Dong Jinlong, Duan Jingjing, Shen Wenzhong, Duan Zengqiang*. Nitrogen slow-release behavior of oxamide granules in two different types of paddy soils. Pedosphere, 2022, 32: 856–865.
(2)Li Di, Dong Jinlong, Gruda Nazim, Li Xun*, Duan Zengqiang. Elevated root-zone temperature promotes the growth and alleviates the photosynthetic acclimation of cucumber plants exposed to elevated [CO2]. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2022, 194: 104694.
(3)Li Xun, Dong Jinlong, Gruda Nazim*, Chu Wenying, Duan Zengqiang*. Does the short-term fluctuation of mineral element concentrations in the closed hydroponic experimental facilities affect the mineral concentrations in cucumber plants exposed to elevated CO2? Plant and Soil, 2021, 465: 125–141.
(4)Li Xun, Dong Jinlong, Gruda Nazim, Duan Zengqiang*. The improvement of nitrogen use efficiency of cucumber plant by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and root temperature in a greenhouse. Acta Horticulturae 2021, 1320, 139–147.
(5)Li Xun, Dong Jinlong, Gruda Nazim, Chu Wenying*, Duan Zengqiang. Interactive effects of the CO2 enrichment and nitrogen supply on the biomass accumulation, gas exchange properties and mineral elements concentrations in cucumber plants at different growth stages. Agronomy, 2020, 10: 139.
(6)Li Xun, Dong Jinlong, Gruda Nazim, Duan Zengqiang*. Greenhouse soil warmed by capillary network and its effect on the growth of cucumber. Acta Horticulturae, 2020, 1296: 149–158.
(7)Li Xun, Dong Jinlong, Chu Wenying, Chen Yujiao, Duan Zengqiang*. The relationship between root exudation properties and root morphological traits of cucumber grown under different nitrogen supplies and atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Plant and Soil, 2018, 425: 415–432.
(8)Dong Jinlong, Gruda Nazim, Lam Shu K., Li Xun*, Duan Zengqiang*. Effects of elevated CO2 on nutritional quality of vegetables: A review. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9: 924.
(9)Dong Jinlong, Xu Qiao, Gruda Nazim, Chu Wenying, Li Xun*, Duan Zengqiang*. Elevated and super-elevated CO2 differ in their interactive effect with nitrogen availability on fruit yield and quality of cucumber. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2018, 98: 4509–4516.
(10)Li Xun, Dong Jinlong, Chu Wenying, Duan Zengqiang*. Adsorption efficiency of a continuous trapping system and its use for the collection of root exudates from cucumber. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 2015, 178: 963–975.
(11)Li Xun, Chu Wenying, Dong Jinlong, Duan Zengqiang*. An improved high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of soluble sugars in root exudates of greenhouse cucumber grown under CO2 enrichment. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 2014, 139: 356–363.
(12)Li Xun, Duan Zengqiang*. Synthesis of GdFeO3 microspheres assembled by nanoparticles as magnetically recoverable and visible-light-driven photocatalysts. Materials Letters, 2012, 89: 262–265.
(13)Li Xun, Xu Zheng*. Controllable synthesis of helical, straight, hollow and nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers and their magnetic properties. Materials Research Bulletin, 2012, 47: 4383–4391.
(14)Li Xun, Xu Zheng*. One-step catalytic growth of carbon nanofiber arrays vertically aligned on carbon substrate. Materials Research Bulletin, 2012, 47: 1557–1561.
(15)Li Xun, Zhu Guoxing, Xu Zheng*. Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube arrays grown on graphene substrate. Thin Solid Films, 2012, 520: 1959–1964.
(16)Li Xun, Tang Changjin, Ai Man, Dong Lin, Xu Zheng*. Controllable synthesis of pure-phase rare-earth orthoferrites hollow spheres with a porous shell and their catalytic performance for the CO + NO reaction. Chemistry of Materials, 2010, 22: 4879–4889.
(17)Li Xun, Yu Xin, He Jinghui, Xu Zheng*. Controllable fabrication, growth mechanisms, and photocatalytic properties of hematite hollow spindles. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113: 2837–2845.
(18)Li Xun, Jiang Yuan, Shi Zhiwei, Xu Zheng*. Two growth modes of metal oxide in the colloidal crystal template leading to the formation of two different macroporous materials. Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19: 5424–5430.
(19)Li Xun, Tao Feifei, Jiang Yuan, Xu Zheng*. 3-D ordered macroporous cuprous oxide: Fabrication, optical, and photoelectrochemical properties. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2007, 308: 460–465.
Awards & Honors
(1)2018, Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Award, Scientia Horticulturae
